# Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1025539 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1025539)
- Latest income: £6,292; spending £12k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Birmingham City
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/freda-ashmore-memorial-fund

The provision of awards and grants to personnel or projects within the Healthcare profession linked to Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £6,292 | £12k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £4,409 | £16.5k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £20.5k | £16.5k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £16k | £14.3k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £17.6k | £16.7k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide sums on an annual basis for awards to personnel or projects within the health care professions at the Royal orthopaedic hospital, bimingham, as shall be deemed appropriate by the trustees in their absolute discretion.

## What it funds

Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund reported income of £6,292 and spending of £12k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £76.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Birmingham City.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Birmingham City.

### Does Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £12k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15.2k a year.

### How large is Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund?

In its latest reported year Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund reported income of £6,292 and spending of £12k.


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